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PM Modi greets people on Navratri

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined scores of prominent names who greeted the nation on the occasion of the Hindu festival of Navratri.

The nine-day long festival, which began on 10 October, is celebrated across the country by Hindus who worship Goddess Durga and her many avatars. The festival culminates on the tenth day in the form of Dusshera when people in north India burn an effigy of Ravana, his brother Kumbhakarna and his son Meghnad signifying the victory of Lord Ram.

“Heartiest greetings on the auspicious occasion of Navratri. May the Goddess of strength, Ma Durga, bring happiness, peace and prosperity in everyone’s lives. Jai Ma Jagdamba,” wrote Modi in a tweet.

 

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, too, wished the people on the occasion.

“Heartiest greetings to all on the auspicious occasion of Navratri,” she wrote on Twitter. In West Bengal, Navratri coincides with Durga Puja, which marks the victory of Goddess Durga over demon king Mahisasura.

 

It is believed that Goddess Durga fought with the demon for ten days and nine nights. On the tenth day, Mahishasura was killed by Durga and it is ever since celebrated as Vijaya Dashami.

Among those who greeted people on the occasion were former cricketer VVS Lakshman, Cabinet Ministers Ananthkumar and Suresh Prabhu and Congress leader Ashok Gehlot.

“May the divine power of Devi bless you & your family with health, happiness , love & prosperity. Wishing you a very #HappyNavratri,” Lakshman wrote on Twitter.

 

 

Gehlot, a former Rajasthan Chief Minister, wished for wisdom and joy for all.

“My heartiest greetings on auspicious occasion of #Navratri. May this festival of worshiping Mother Goddess in her different ‘Swaroops’, fill us wd wisdom n joy. Let our mind, heart n soul be full of devotion towards Divine Mother, who is absolute creative energy,” he said.

 

Union Minister Ananthkumar wrote, “Wishing all my countrymen a very #HappyNavratri . May the blessings of Devi be on all of us always.”

 

Suresh Prabhu, the Minister of Civil Aviation and Commerce and Industry wrote, “May Goddess Durga destroy all evil around you and fill your lives with prosperity and happiness in this Devi Paksha.”

 

“Cherishing new beginnings with the arrival of Maa Durga at home. May Vaishno Mata bless my country. #HappyNavratri,” wrote SP Vaid, the former DGP of Jammu-Kashmir.

 

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